role Tate played as Federal Minister for Justice. Later career On 19 May 2000 he was ordained by the Archbishop of Hobart, the Most Rev. Adrian Leo Doyle in St Mary's Cathedral, Hobart. Guests included former Governor-General Bill Hayden, former Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, and former Attorneys-General Lionel Bowen and Michael Duffy. Congratulatory messages were received from Pope John Paul II and former Prime Ministers Bob Hawke and Paul Keating. That night, he told the ABC's 7.30 Report that during his last audience with the Pope as Ambassador to the Holy See, John Paul II asked him what his next posting would be. John Paul was somewhat surprised when Tate told him he would be studying for the priesthood. Tate worked as parish priest of the Roman Catholic Parishes of Bridgewater, Sandy Bay, Huon Valley, and currently serves as parish priest of South Hobart. He is Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Hobart. In April 2008, Tate participated in the Future of Australian Governance Committee at the Australia 2020 Summit as a general summit delegate. On 18 November 2010, Tate was appointed as Tasmania's first Parliamentary Standards Commissioner. The role was established under the Integrity Commission Act 2009. The Commissioner is independent of the Integrity Commission and provides advice to Members of Parliament and the Integrity Commission about conduct, propriety and ethics and the interpretation of any relevant codes of conduct and guidelines relating to the conduct of Members of Parliament. On top of his ministry, Tate has continued his research in law, particularly in the area of international humanitarian law, and currently works in a part-time capacity as Honorary Research Professor at the University of Tasmania's Faculty of Law. He was a member of Australian Red Cross's International Humanitarian Law Committee. References External links 7.30 Report transcript Parliamentary biography 1945 births Living people Ambassadors of Australia to the Holy See Ambassadors of Australia to the Netherlands Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Australian Roman Catholic priests Members of the Australian Senate Members of the Australian Senate for Tasmania Officers of the Order of Australia Alumni of the University of Oxford University of Tasmania alumni University of Tasmania faculty People educated at St Virgil's College 20th-century Australian politicians